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Front facing camera and the apps that utilize it.

So I just tried using Tango with a Nexus S to another Nexus S. Audio quality is great. The camera on the other hand tho doesn't switch to the front facing one. It stays on the back camera.
The QIK app for T-Mobile video chat doesn't even download from the market and if you look in the comments there's a lot of "fc's on nexus s"
Just a heads up to anyone still looking to purchase a Nexus S.
I'm sure these issues will probably be resolved soon with a new update to Tango.

Just got a Tango call, camera wouldn't switch to the FFC. The software needs to be updated which probably will happen in the next few days

it blows my mind that they didnt release anything natively with Gingerbread. that was a huge fail on google part

Try Fring... I'm yet to try any so thanks 4 the heads up. My friend is getting hers tonight so we'll try fring later

Lockeskidney said:
it blows my mind that they didnt release anything natively with Gingerbread. that was a huge fail on google part
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Honey comb is going to bed the major overhaul update that will bring that. You want a polished experience, not something half baked.

no fring does not work either

neither does the yahoo messenger app with the video call plugin. all these apps need to be updated that's all.

jeez its about that time

Qik actually seems to work for me. It was a titanium restore but Evo to NS is working here
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ooVoo just sent me an email claiming my phone can use it but NS isn't an option and if I choose another device they say it's not available for that device.... BS

what is the BEST video chat app?

I know they're a lot of people wondering like myself.. What do you guys think is the best video chat app currently out that works best for our phones... I use to love Tango but it stopped working for me and my Wife's Epic.. of course its been a few months since I used it.. But which do you think is the best? I figured I would ask before throwing another 10 apps on my phone for testing. Also what roms are you running with it?
Thanks

xTmDarren said:
I know they're a lot of people wondering like myself.. What do you guys think is the best video chat app currently out that works best for our phones... I use to love Tango but it stopped working for me and my Wife's Epic.. of course its been a few months since I used it.. But which do you think is the best? I figured I would ask before throwing another 10 apps on my phone for testing. Also what roms are you running with it?
Thanks
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Let me break it down:
Here is a list of the video call apps that I know to be available. If i'm missing one, let me know. I'd love to try it out:
Tango (Android/iPoop) - I'm going to assume this is the most popular. Video quality seems to be pretty good. I do have some occasional feedback issues with audio, but that comes and goes. The latest version of Tango FC'd everytime I opened it, but luckily for me, I had the version right before the update backed up, so I'm still in business.
Fring (Android/iPoop) - This was the first app I used for video calls. It did the job. I haven't used it in a while, and I know they've improved on it. I switched to Tango because everyone I knew was using it.
Qik (Android/iPoop) - I've never used Qik. At first it didn't support iPoop, and that was the only people I had to talk to via video call. Friends i've spoken with that use it don't seem to prefer it over any of the other solutions, so I haven't really had the urge to try it myself.
Yahoo Messenger (Android/iPoop/PC) - I've had mixed results with Yahoo. It seems to work pretty well for the most part, and is useful when chatting phone to PC as it's simple and alot of people already have a yahoo ID. The only issue I had with it was the video was always tilted sideways no matter which way I held my phone...
Google Talk (Android/PC) - I went down this road when I tried the leaked Gingerbread ROM. I had high hopes, but this was pretty much unuseable for me. I was able to connect, but video was too choppy at best. I'm positive this will improve in the future, but as of today, I don't recommend it.
ooVoo (Android/iPoop/PC) - This is an interesting app. It allows conference calling, so you can actually carry on video calls simultaneously with more than one user. I used this shortly and tested it for a phone to PC call and it seemed to be pretty decent. I'd have to give it a little more time and testing, but my first impression was that it did the job pretty well.
Skype (Android/iPoop/PC) - I know this one is new. I think there's a thread if you want to try to get this to work on your phone. Haven't tried it... can't really speak on it. I would check out the thread if you're interested. I'm sure there's feedback there.
As with everything on this community, YMMV. And keep in mind, all of my opinions are based on using the app with a wi-fi connection, so if you're going with 3g or 4g, you'll just have to test what's out there and see what gives you the best quality call. I hope this helps at least a little bit.
If nothing else, it'll at least give you some options to try.

I just used a modded skype for froyo over 4g and it worked beautifully except for the fact that I was sideways on my friends comp.
It was mad clear! He also said I was laggy a bit but I blame that on the 4g. I haven't tried wifi.
You can try it. When you go to the thread about skype 2.0 in the themes and app section, click the link that talks about the sgs2 or w/e and then there will be another link where the author says "TRY THIS ONE FOR FROYO"
That's the one ^_^
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Well, Skype owns QIK so hopefully there will be some crossover pretty soon. Trouble is, even if it's the best program in the world it doesn't matter if your friends aren't using it. Skype is the one everyone else in the PC world seems to use, so now that it'll work on android, that's the one for me.

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Well, Skype owns QIK so hopefully there will be some crossover pretty soon. Trouble is, even if it's the best program in the world it doesn't matter if your friends aren't using it. Skype is the one everyone else in the PC world seems to use, so now that it'll work on android, that's the one for me.
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That was my exact outlook and why I went with skype lol
Before that I used tango which was excellent...but not everyone knew of it...but it was always fun to see the random people in my contact list who had it lol
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I've been using Skype and even 3G, which all I have, was way better than QIK, Tango, or anything else that I have tried

Netflix added atrix!

Just read on phandroid and decided to download it on my rooted atrix and it played but with a green line. This was from the market. Any1 else with the same issue?
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you should read the other 100 threads before asking this again, its a known issue its not optimized for the atrix on 2.2 unlock your bootloader and flash 2.3.4 if it will work fine then

Concur with last post. Netflix works great on HKTW 2.3.4! Just make sure you still have streaming on your account after the new price change.

Nice! I have been using it since I UL'd and using 2.3.4. Works great. I still just checked it on the Market and downloaded it so I can get the updates and such.

I tried it and still had the green line and ghosting as well. I am on 1.83. I did some reading and it had looked like it was still the old 1.2 version in the market. My thought is it should work with 1.83 as I'm guessing they haven't gotten the GB update yet to test the Atrix with. Or did they just assume and not test?
On a side note, after uninstalling Neflix my corporate exchange email couldn't connect to the server any longer. Could uninstalling Neflix have caused my issue or was it just a weird coincidence?

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I tried it and still had the green line and ghosting as well. I am on 1.83. I did some reading and it had looked like it was still the old 1.2 version in the market. My thought is it should work with 1.83 as I'm guessing they haven't gotten the GB update yet to test the Atrix with. Or did they just assume and not test?
On a side note, after uninstalling Neflix my corporate exchange email couldn't connect to the server any longer. Could uninstalling Neflix have caused my issue or was it just a weird coincidence?
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They updated just now the Netflix version. Looks like they updated the list of supported devices but forgot to update the app. That's now fixed.

mgymnop said:
They updated just now the Netflix version. Looks like they updated the list of supported devices but forgot to update the app. That's now fixed.
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This seems to be the case. I installed it and immediately had an update. I just tried after the update and it's working just fine.
FYI... I'm still 1.83

Yeah! Netflix working PERFECTLY under 2.2.2.

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you should read the other 100 threads before asking this again, its a known issue its not optimized for the atrix on 2.2 unlock your bootloader and flash 2.3.4 if it will work fine then
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Yes I understand but u should read my post as well. Netflix added our phone officially and yes it works now on 2.2 without the green line. I just had to update it. Works flawlessly!!!
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Awesome! I've been contemplating upgrading to GB just to get this but since it works perfectly on 2.2 It will make waiting for the OTA more bearable. Now If we could just get skype video.

I just downloaded it and im running 1.8.3 stock and I have no green bar.I don't even have root
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Yep, it works now

Yay! It works... but it looks like crap.
At least on my Atrix it looks like crap.
I own a Atrix (AT&T) as well as a Droid X (Verizon) and I have Netflix running (from the Market) on both phones. Side by side the video on the Droid X phone looks nice and sharp without blocky pixelation and it's only a 3G phone. But the same video on my Atrix which is supposed to be 4G takes forever to load a video and then when it finally plays the picture looks terrible with horrible pixelation to the point where I can barely make out what it is I am looking at.
I am running stock FroYo on the Atrix without any tweaks. What is the deal with this phone? Is it the phone or the network? The Atrix shows 3 bars at my house (whereas my Droid X shows 4 bars) so it looks like it's got a good signal to the tower but the network speed is really terrible.
I was so excited to get an Atrix (since I have a tablet that has a Tegra 2 chip in it as well and LOVE it) but after owning this phone for a week I have to say I am beginning to regret getting it.

I haven't tried using at&t data...I just use wick and it is excellent
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I'm running 1.57 with my 3/4g data testing at 1.8mb/s down and new netflix works great on atrix with good image quality.
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Can't Wait
Awesome.... just keeps getting better and better!

It's not the phone; it's the network.
I've found out it's the AT&T network. When I posted my rant earlier I found by using the Speedtest.net android app I was only getting around 200kbps (yup, you're reading this right) downstream on my 4G Atrix. When I tried after 7 p.m. local time the speeds improved to between 1.2mbps to 3mbps. So, at the moment, the Netflix app is playing pretty smoothly on my Atrix.
This is my work phone (paid for by work) and I traded in my iPhone 4 for it because it's an android phone (friendly to rooting/customizing) and it's got the two things I've been waiting for in a new android phone (dual-core AND 4G). All in all I'm pretty happy with the phone (wish the screen was bigger) but really unhappy with AT&T's network.
My personal phone is a Droid X on Verizon Wireless which I've had since the midnight launch about a year ago and I've enjoy it rooted and on the Verizon's dependable network - I love this phone. But time moves on and they are about to release the Droid Bionic which is the first dual-core/4G phone on Verizon. I think it drops in a month and I'll be waiting in line to get it.

Anyone got the Skype apk prior to 2.6.0.95 ?

Video calling was working just fine on my XOOM until the above update so.....has anyone got an APK for the previous version that they could possibly link me to?
I dunno if anyone else uses it but today when we tried to call my dad, the XOOM just locked up and was locked in the call with black video window. Very frustrating and my daughter really wanted to see her grandad.
So, any help greatly appreciated. ;-)

This version is pretty old but its the only one that works problem free on my Nexus One
dl.dropbox.com/u/132570/android/apps/Skype_2.0.0.47.apk

mcnob said:
Video calling was working just fine on my XOOM until the above update ... I dunno if anyone else uses it
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Funny you say that, 'cause about an hour after the update I made a ~10-minute Video call to Israel (and one later within Cali, a lot less interesting ) and it worked flawlessly, w/o even any sync or lag issues.
Did you try rebooting? I'm rooted and overclocked, but I suspect that's had very little to do with my good performance.

Well i managed to track down 2.5.0.160 which seems to be the one i had prior to the issues and all is well again.
Thanks for responding guys.
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mcnob said:
Well i managed to track down 2.5.0.160 which seems to be the one i had prior to the issues and all is well again.
Thanks for responding guys.
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I have the same problem with my Galaxy S WIFI 5.0. After update, the front/back camera is upside down.
Can place the apk somewhere accessible on the internet? Many many thanks.

Literally 5 threads down in this very forum is exactly what you seek.
Really, guys...

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sodaboy581 said:
Literally 5 threads down in this very forum is exactly what you seek.
Really, guys...
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Yeh, it's a shame the OP of that one didn't search first...eh? What with this one being dated prior to that one and all......

Nougat Is LIVE!

My phone is downloading it as I type

What's the Baseband version?

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what's the baseband version?
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g891aucu2bqb2

Took a couple reboots and the standard cache wipe to get everything running smoothly. Other than that, I'm liking it so far

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Took a couple reboots and the standard cache wipe to get everything running smoothly. Other than that, I'm liking it so far
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What were you on previously (mainly wondering if my engineering 7.0 will be able to update) and where are you located?
Edit just saw Westbrook in your description, is that still accurate?

dogg94 said:
What were you on previously (mainly wondering if my engineering 7.0 will be able to update) and where are you located?
Edit just saw Westbrook in your description, is that still accurate?
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I just had the stock AT&T rom. Nothing special.
Westbrook is indeed still correct

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Great. I can't wait this update.

Has anyone else noticed that if they had kids mode on MM it no longer works on N and you can't find it in either app stores?

https://www.neowin.net/news/atts-s7-active-receives-android-70-nougat-update

Can someone post the OTA link?

c0ldburn3r said:
Has anyone else noticed that if they had kids mode on MM it no longer works on N and you can't find it in either app stores?
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me too ... i actually emailed Samsung kidmode team .. (found via their site .. http://www.samsung.com/global/galaxy/apps/kids-mode/
they replied, not really understanding i had a s7 ACTIVE, or that Nougat was on my phone ..
althou this was a few weeks back, as ive been on the leaked Nougat.... but thought i would email them anyhows !!
but they never replied back after stating that i had the Active, was on nougat, and that i had followed links from their site, and the google play store had sttated not compitable on my version too ..
hope they do get it sorted thou.,.. very much liked it !
even tried to get it via a backup from MM, but didnt work .

The exact response I received too. I've even use Samsung's main contact us page, still no response.
Even my wife's s7 edge can't see kids mode since the nougat update.

c0ldburn3r said:
The exact response I received too. I've even use Samsung's main contact us page, still no response.
Even my wife's s7 edge can't see kids mode since the nougat update.
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glad im not alone ! ..
good they getting feedback ! .. but looks as thou they just havent sorted out support for Nougat !
hope they do eventually as this Samsung Kids Mode is rather good

You can get a version that does load but it looks like the server side hasn't been updated. This happened with 4.4.4

miniminus said:
glad im not alone ! ..
good they getting feedback ! .. but looks as thou they just havent sorted out support for Nougat !
hope they do eventually as this Samsung Kids Mode is rather good
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Correction, the s7 edge does see the app but only in the galaxy apps store. Version is 6.0.28
Now how to get a copy of it of the phone.... hmmm
Spent time with Samsung live chat and they connected to my phone. "I check information and your device is not compatible, a update to the app will allow you to download from the Play Store"
Contacted the Kids Mode support team again, probably one of the slowest response rates out there but still nothing.